Tonight of course sees the debut of Season 2 of Fox's hit Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the small-screen continuation of the adventures of the family Connor and their never-ending battle against the cyborg machines that would see them dead. The show has proven to be surprisingly popular not just among the fanboys of the world, but also among the more discerning geek intelligentsia… And if you don't know what that means, then you're probably not a member.

So a Cast of Characters on the show would seem to be in order. From Terminators who can grow their skin back to Terminators who pose as hot high-school chicks to Terminator-killers like the title character, we've got the lowdown on the whole group. Read on, comment, and watch tonight!

As the new season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles debuts, we can expect to meet a couple of new regular characters. One of those is Ms. Weaver, played by Garbage's lead singer, Shirley Manson. The former head of Garbage will now be the head of, according to Fox, "a cutting-edge high-tech company." Are we talking the future creators of Skynet here?

Is the sky(net) blue?

Fox describes our gal thusly: "Fearless and focused, Catherine Weaver is the dedicated CEO of ZeiraCorp, the cutting edge, high-tech company she founded with her late husband. Focused on the development of artificial intelligence, Weaver has developed an unnatural obsession with machines and their function; even more, Weaver just may be the person with the tools to evolve Andy Goode's Turk into Skynet. But what does she hope to do with this technology? And who will she take down along the way?"

Also, we're seeing strong female villain here, which works nicely as a counterpoint to Sarah Connor's strong female hero. What will they think of next, those Hollywood types?